Example sentences of "[noun pl] can [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Words are essential tools for formulating and communicating thoughts , and also for putting them into the storage of memory , but words can also become snares , decoys or straight jackets . |
| 2 | The words " and " and " or " in lists can also cause problems . |
| 3 | Notice that the buying and selling of units can only take place between the trust and the original purchaser . |
| 4 | There are a lot of simple problems where kids can actually have opinions . |
| 5 | Computers can even model psychologists and subjects . |
| 6 | Computers can also enable hospitals and GPs to talk to each other far more quickly and efficiently , to book out-patient appointments , get the results of lab tests and receive information when a patient is discharged from hospital . |
| 7 | In formal situations roles can clearly give people special rights , but even in conversation — where according to our definition unequal power is suspended — it is unlikely that knowledge of participants ' social office or status will be wholly forgotten . |
| 8 | Blind and deaf Jews can now wear armbands identifying their condition in traffic . |
| 9 | Clients can also suggest neighbours and friends who may be suitable for employment . |
| 10 | Private hire cars can only carry passengers in response to requests by phone . |
| 11 | Insurers can then fix premiums intelligently , and people can make intelligent decisions about what kind and how much insurance to buy and what risks to run . |
| 12 | The centre was used for delivery of Schreiber kitchens and upholstery to customers , but changes in stock-control procedures mean that MFI shops can now handle deliveries themselves . |
| 13 | But a judicious combination of methods can effectively control pests for years on end . |
| 14 | Collocation and implication relationships can also prompt words differing in sound or stress like ship and sheep ; " blackbird and " white " sheep ; " paperknife and " paper " knife . |
| 15 | Thus the mullahs can legitimately incite revolution , and since the seventh century they have done so . |
| 16 | Few exporters can now avoid involvement with foreign currencies as they trade in increasingly diverse and competitive markets and a willingness to accept a customers preferred currency can be a strong marketing tool when negotiating a contract . |
| 17 | The complexity of the Sun , IBM and Motorola designs can also slow time-to-market : a six-month slip , such as Sun had with the SuperSparc , can make a new CPU suddenly uncompetitive . |
| 18 | Animals can also transmit infection on their bodies , as can insects ( e.g. flies becoming contaminated with faeces ) and many widespread epidemic infections are transmitted by blood-sucking insects such as the mosquito which causes malaria . |
| 19 | Even the work of such pioneers as Sue Savage-Rumbaugh , teaching chimpanzees to recognize lexigrams ( graphic symbols ) , simply underlines the fact that animals can only learn associations with particular sensory stimuli that mesh with their already existing mental structure . |
| 20 | The discovery of it outside the groups identified as apparent risks can only give cause for concern . |
| 21 | Woodnutts can also supply sugar paste icing , marzipan and various cake boards . |
| 22 | Parents can also set costs against tax . |
| 23 | Foster parents can often claim fostering allowances of 2–3 times the Supplementary Benefit that the natural parent would have received for looking after the same child … which is peculiarly ironic when one considers that some children might not be in foster-care at all if their parents had adequate incomes in the first place ( Fairbairns , 1976 ) . |
| 24 | One way in which companies can simultaneously achieve economies of scale and concentrate upon a shorter product range is through a specialisation agreement . |
| 25 | Through the judicious mix of flexible computerized production technologies , upskilling and the subcontracting of standardized component manufacture , innovating companies can better balance economies of scale and economies of scope in novel organizational configurations . |
| 26 | Under the current wording of the legislation , companies can only make profits from supplying electricity and building new power stations . |
| 27 | These dark , dank places do improve with acquaintance , and optimistic devotees can often convince sceptics of their virtues , usually by resorting to cryptic descriptions such as ‘ amusing , atmospheric , characterful , unusual ’ and so on . |
| 28 | Like local authorities , many housing associations can now improve houses and flats for sale , and also make homes available for sale on a ‘ shared ownership ’ basis . |
| 29 | The Exiles can also take encouragement , earning their first points at this level when they gained a creditable away draw at Northampton . |
| 30 | Planners can also give approval with conditions appended to the details of the scheme . |